A review by jan35104974
Beauty and The Beard by R.M. Neill

4.5

Before starting this book I thought this was going to be similar to beauty and the beast but it was it's own separate thing. This book y'all....it was just constantly pulling at my heart strings. The way that Leaf was trying so hard to keep his love for Connor Alice while slowly falling in love with Sasha 🥹 I can't. Plus the way Sasha described wanting to be lived so deeply like in the books he reads, I completely understand him. One of my favorite chapters is when Sasha was explaining to leaf how he went to clear his head at the park and he saw ducks that reminded him of his momma and ITS THE SAME PARK DEDICATED TO CONNOR! When the damn loon showed up when leaf was talking with Connor, I lost it. 

The sheer amount of highlights I have in this book is crazy:
-" Two beautiful souls giving us both a place to find peace.". 
-" Let's just be, Sasha. Let us just be. Right now. It's you and me. Even if it's just for tonight."
-"His nervous laughter when we hit a bump is something I wish I could bottle."
-"Yet here we are, two broken people maybe figuring things out together. In another time, our paths would never have crossed."
- "I'll bask in his worship for one night just so I know what it feels like to be someone's treasure."
- "You owe him nothing, Sasha."..... "I owe him everything."
- " The only love I knew and trusted was my mother's, and she wasn't here to help. Nor could a mother's love compare to the love of a romantic partner."

Favorite scenes: 
Do telling Sasha about bears in the woods
The fishing chapter 
Leaf giving Sasha flowers
Leaf calling Sasha BABY after axe lessons
When leaf was talking with Violet 

A song that reminded me of Sasha- Part of Me by Katy Perry.

I received a free copy of this book via Indie Author Creative and am voluntarily leaving a review.